Northern Illinois University selected for 2009
President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll

The Corporation for National and Community Service announces the annual Honor
Roll award recipients, recognizing more than 700 colleges and universities for
exemplary, innovative, and effective community service programs. The Corporation
oversees the Honor Roll in collaboration with the Department of Education,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Campus Compact and the American
Council on Education. Honorees are chosen based on a series of selection factors
including scope and innovation of service projects, percentage of student
participation in service activities, incentives for service, and the extent to
which the school offers academic service-learning courses.